Test in Barcelona.
April 14th – 17th 2008
Day four – Thursday
Weather conditions: Heavy rain in the morning, some sun and
more rain in the afternoon.
Temperatures: Air: 11 – 17 °C, Track: 13 –
24 °C
Number of drivers participating: 8 of 8 teams
Fastest lap overall: Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing) 1:21.953
min
Circuit length: 4,655 km
Robert Kubica Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.08-06 / BMW
P86/8 Test kilometres today: 149 km (32 laps) Fastest lap:
1:24.715 min
Programme: Due to rain in the morning and
even a thunderstorm in the afternoon BMW Sauber F1 Team –
as everybody else – had to shorten its programme for
today. In addition the ever changing weather conditions led
to substantial differences in lap times. When the track dried
up in the afternoon Robert Kubica continued to work on setups
and aerodynamical solutions for the forthcoming Spanish Grand
Prix. When the rain set in again the team took the chance
to collect more data with the car running on wet tyres.
The fourth day of testing in Barcelona concluded BMW Sauber
F1 Team’s successful preparation for next week’s
race. Although heavy rain today affected the test work the
team made good progress in further developing the BMW Sauber
F1.08. With Nick Heidfeld covering 203 laps (945 kms) and
Robert Kubica 671 kms (144 laps) respectively over the four
days period the engineers also collected valuable data using
slick tyres according to 2009 regulations.
What comes next: BMW Sauber F1 Team will
be in action again in Barcelona next weekend when the 2008
World Championship enters its fourth round with the Spanish
Grand Prix.
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